In a new study involving 22 top-selling probiotics, as many as 12 (or 55 per cent) had detectable gluten – a component that is strictly a no no for patients with celiac…
Category: Health
Mindfulness is the key to quality of life, mental health charity says
As a part of the Mental Health Awareness Week, YouGov and Mental Health Foundation (MHF) carried out a survey of over 2,000 British adults wherein it was found that nearly a third…
Elderly can live longer with just 30 minutes of daily exercise
Benefits of exercising aren’t unknown or hidden and previous studies have already established the benefits of short duration and low intensity exercise with respect to increased life expectancy. Now a new study…
Fingerprint based test detects cocaine use
A multi-university research has culminated into development of a new method for detecting cocaine use that is not only non-invasive but is also hygienic. Led by the University of Surrey, a team…
Hypertension patients at increased risk of stroke due to irregular sleep
Disproportionate sleep has been pegged as a trigger that starts off a chain reaction leading to complex issues in patients and a new research now strengthens this notion. The research by Dr….
Europeans unaware about dangers of obesity
Obesity has been pegged as a major threat to health and wellbeing of our society and despite efforts by charities, non-profit organisations and authorities, there are still quite a few people who…
Antidepressants dangerous and should be banned? Not so fast says Alzheimer’s Society
Last week a debate article to be published in the BMJ wherein two experts Peter Gøtzsche, professor and director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, Denmark and Allan H Young, a professor of…
Drink that orange juice as it improves your brain functions
Orange juice is generally regarded as being good for our health, but a new study shows that the juice that is consumed by millions everyday is beneficial for your brain and is…
Financial incentives motivate smokers to kick the butt, research shows
Smokers who want to quit fall in two categories – there are those who will voluntarily kick the butt and there are those who need to be motivated. For the second group,…
Just 30 minutes of physical activity daily as good as giving up smoking: Research
Just thirty minutes of physical activity daily irrespective of its intensity for six days in a week is as good as giving up smoking and also reduces the risk of death from…
Commute using a cycle to arrive at workplace stress-free, research says
Traffic congestion is one of the most annoying things that professionals face everyday while going to work or coming back from work and according to researchers it is one of the major…
It’s best for men to avoid red clothes for a meeting, research suggests
If you are wearing red clothes and meet somebody socially or professionally, chances are that you may be perceived as being angry, a new research has suggested. Men who wear red clothes…
Weak handshake pegged as a possible early death indicator
It seems that the handshakes not only play an important role in business negotiations, they also act has indicator to one’s risk of suffering from illness, disability or even an early death,…
Brits still in the dark about how obese they are
Brits are still unaware about their obesity status as more than third (36 per cent) of UK adults, who think they are just overweight, are actually clinically obese and at risk of…
Roche’s alectinib shows promise against ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer
Roche revealed positive results in two studies that investigated the capabilities of its oral investigational anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor (ALKi) dubbed alectinib with the drub being able to shrink tumours in people…